01708cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001140 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451843521 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Choudhri, Ehsan. International Trade and Productivity Growth : Exploring the Sectoral Effects for Developing Countries / Ehsan Choudhri, Dalia Hakura. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2000. 1 online resource (24 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The paper estimates an empirical relation based on Krugman's 'technological gap' model to explore the influence of the pattern of international trade and production on the overall productivity growth of a developing country. A key result is that increased import competition in medium-growth (but not in low- or high-growth) manufacturing sectors enhances overall productivity growth. The authors also find that a production-share weighted average of (technological leaders') sectoral productivity growth rates has a significant effect on the rate of aggregate productivity growth. Mode of access: Internet Hakura, Dalia. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2000/017 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2000/017/001.2000.issue-017-en.xml IMF e-Library